EU to Tackle Energy Security as Ukraine Transit Deal Nears End

  • EU energy ministers due to hold meeting in Brussels today
  • Future of energy on agenda amid concerns about affordability

European Union nations on Monday will discuss preparations for the winter with the gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine set to expire and the bloc trying to phase out reliance on fossil fuels from Moscow.

At the first meeting with Denmark’s Dan Jorgensen as the bloc’s new energy commissioner, ministers are set to weigh options to lower prices and strengthen the competitiveness of EU industry during the green transition.